WVSSAC BASEBALL PART 2 TEST EXAM QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED CORRECTED ANSWERS GRADED A+
Depending on the circumstances of the play, if loose equipment interferes with
play, the umpire may:
a. Call an out or outs.
b. Award bases.
c. Return runners.
d. A, B and C.
D
In the fifth inning, Smith reports to the plate umpire to pinch-hit for Jones. The
plate umpire checks the lineup card and sees that Smith is not listed as a
possible substitute. The plate umpire will:
a. Allow Smith to pinch-hit for Jones, make the change on the lineup card and
inform the opposing team.
b. Not allow the substitution since Smith was not listed as a possible substitute.
c. Not allow the substitution and restrict the head coach to the bench for the
duration of the game.
d. Allow Smith to pinch-hit provided the opposing team has no objections.
A
,When an umpire observes an offensive player deliberately removing his batting
helmet while in live-ball territory with the ball live, the penalty is:
a. Ejection.
b. Team warning with the next offender being ejected.
c. There is no penalty.
d. Individual warning followed by an ejection for a repeat offense.
B
An illegal substitute is:
a. A player who, by rule, can be in the game but does so without reporting.
b. A player who enters the game in the wrong position in the batting order.
c. Any starting player who re-enters the game.
d. A, B and C.
B
It is not a catch when:
a. The fielder traps the ball against his chest with his elbow.
b. A fielder catches a fly ball and falls over the outfield fence.
c. The thrown ball is in the fielder's glove and the glove is in contact with the
ground.
d. The pitcher's glove touches a batted ball in flight and then the second baseman
catches the ball before it touches the ground.
A
It is umpire interference:
a. When he inadvertently moves so as to hinder a catcher's attempt to throw.
, b. Whenever a batted ball contacts him in fair territory.
c. Whenever a thrown ball contacts him.
d. A, B and C.
D
Obstruction is an act:
a. That can be intentional or unintentional.
b. By a defensive player without the ball that simulates a tag.
c. By a fielder without possession of the ball who denies access to the base the
runner is attempting to achieve.
d. All of the above.
D
A coach leaves the dugout to assist in restoring order when a physical
confrontation occurs on a hard slide at second base.
a. The coach shall be ejected.
b. The coach shall be restricted to the dugout/bench.
c. The coach is not in violation of the rule.
d. The game shall be forfeited.
C
A coach who has been restricted to the dugout/bench may:
a. Not be involved in a charged conference with his team.
b. Be involved in a charged conference at the mound.
c. Be involved in a charged conference at the dugout/bench area.
VERIFIED CORRECTED ANSWERS GRADED A+
Depending on the circumstances of the play, if loose equipment interferes with
play, the umpire may:
a. Call an out or outs.
b. Award bases.
c. Return runners.
d. A, B and C.
D
In the fifth inning, Smith reports to the plate umpire to pinch-hit for Jones. The
plate umpire checks the lineup card and sees that Smith is not listed as a
possible substitute. The plate umpire will:
a. Allow Smith to pinch-hit for Jones, make the change on the lineup card and
inform the opposing team.
b. Not allow the substitution since Smith was not listed as a possible substitute.
c. Not allow the substitution and restrict the head coach to the bench for the
duration of the game.
d. Allow Smith to pinch-hit provided the opposing team has no objections.
A
,When an umpire observes an offensive player deliberately removing his batting
helmet while in live-ball territory with the ball live, the penalty is:
a. Ejection.
b. Team warning with the next offender being ejected.
c. There is no penalty.
d. Individual warning followed by an ejection for a repeat offense.
B
An illegal substitute is:
a. A player who, by rule, can be in the game but does so without reporting.
b. A player who enters the game in the wrong position in the batting order.
c. Any starting player who re-enters the game.
d. A, B and C.
B
It is not a catch when:
a. The fielder traps the ball against his chest with his elbow.
b. A fielder catches a fly ball and falls over the outfield fence.
c. The thrown ball is in the fielder's glove and the glove is in contact with the
ground.
d. The pitcher's glove touches a batted ball in flight and then the second baseman
catches the ball before it touches the ground.
A
It is umpire interference:
a. When he inadvertently moves so as to hinder a catcher's attempt to throw.
, b. Whenever a batted ball contacts him in fair territory.
c. Whenever a thrown ball contacts him.
d. A, B and C.
D
Obstruction is an act:
a. That can be intentional or unintentional.
b. By a defensive player without the ball that simulates a tag.
c. By a fielder without possession of the ball who denies access to the base the
runner is attempting to achieve.
d. All of the above.
D
A coach leaves the dugout to assist in restoring order when a physical
confrontation occurs on a hard slide at second base.
a. The coach shall be ejected.
b. The coach shall be restricted to the dugout/bench.
c. The coach is not in violation of the rule.
d. The game shall be forfeited.
C
A coach who has been restricted to the dugout/bench may:
a. Not be involved in a charged conference with his team.
b. Be involved in a charged conference at the mound.
c. Be involved in a charged conference at the dugout/bench area.
